Pay no rent! The land for the people! – the slogan of the Land League in the 1880s In 1880 the people of Mayo began to shun the cruel landlord Captain Boycott, forcing him to relent in his depredations and giving us the modern word. Captain Boycott was the local agent of English absentee landlords, […]
The competing imperialist powers took a step closer to war this week with the launch of AUKUS, a strategic partnership between US and British Imperialism and Australia, aimed at asserting western imperialism in the South Asian Sea, and specifically targeted at fighting against the dominance of Chinese Social Imperialism in the area. While there is […]
Anne Devlin was one of seven children born to Winifred Byrne and Bryan Devlin from Cronebeg near Aughrim in Co Wicklow in 1780. When Anne was a small child the family moved to a dairy farm at Corballis, Rathdrum Co Wicklow. The people who knew Anne found her highly educated, spirited and intelligent and a […]
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No Royal Visits!
Break the Connection with Imperialism- No Royal Visits- Britain Get Out of Ireland! It has been announced that Elizabeth Windsor, the self styled Queen of England, is to attend an event in Armagh, Occupied Ireland on October 21, that will see British Imperialism mark 100 years of the illegal and ongoing Partition in Ireland. That […]
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Pal Zappone and the Political Frankenstein
Recently released WhatsApp screenshots have given the public a rare glimpse into the corrupt inner workings of the free state regime, and how it interlocks with global imperialism. The revelations centre around scandal-ridden former minister Katherine ‘Capone’ Zappone and her quest to leverage her ‘service’ into a lucrative position within the worldwide NGO apparatus. Zappone […]
On this day in 1994, as a key part of Britain’s ongoing pacification process in Ireland, the leadership of the Provisionals announced a full cessation of military operations, largely without consultation with Volunteers across the country. From midnight on August 31 1994, all military operations were to be stopped, a decision that took the majority […]
Anti Imperialist Action Ireland held a day of action in Galway today against US Imperialism in Ireland, highlighting the presence of the US War Machine in Ireland. Starting with a campaign stall on Shop Street, the Socialist Republican activists distributed hundreds of leaflets engaging passers by on the issue with a very enthusiastic reception from […]
To mark the 40th Anniversary of the 1981 Hungerstrike, Socialist Republicans are organising a commemoration in Dublin on Saturday September 25, 2021. The event will assemble at 1pm at Phibsborough Shoppong Centre, for a March to the grave of the first Republican Hungerstriker, Thomas Ashe, in the Republican Plot, Glasnevin, who’s anniversary also occurs on […]
The seemingly endless imperialist war in Afghanistan has finally concluded after more than 20 years of senseless slaughter. The fall of the NATO puppet regime in Afghanistan this week has been spectacular, the sight of fleeing Afghanis falling to their deaths while trying to cling to fleeing American airplanes a potent symbol of the disaster. […]
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The Omagh Bomb Reconsidered
On this day in 1998, a car bomb exploded in Omagh, County Tyrone, resulting in a devastating loss of life. The bomb was part of a campaign, then being waged by the RIRA against the British Occupation of Ireland, and a coded warning had been issued in advance of the explosion. Despite the precautions taken […]